2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[mvossman]

Cant it be a 4 year minimum deal? I thought that was the idea here. Meaning it doesn't impact the tax  MLE. 

I don't know if its about giving up on Green but rather the realization that he's not ready to meaningfully contribute to a playoff team and paying him 4.7 million in 2024 is significant given the tax. Were likely not to pick up that team option imo, so i believe it makes sense to flip him for a cheaper asset now.

Its also possible Green (and more likely his agent) would like to see him flipped to a team where he may get more PT and a chance at getting a 2nd deal.

Unfortunately the most you can give a second rounder without impacting cap space is 2 years.  After that you have to dig into cap space or an exception.  When we did the Terry deal, we split the MLE up for multiple players including Terrys contract (I think every one of those players was a bust).  This is part of the reason I am not that excited about moving into the second round.

I feel like if Josh takes another step this year that 4.7 could be a bargain, but I agree he is on the clock.  This is why its silly to me that NBA teams draft more on potential than floor, especially out of the lottery.  A lot of times you don't really know what you have before you have to make difficult financial decisions.